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Dryads and hamadryads of Greek mythology. Hathor, also called Lady of the Sycamore in the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Jinmenju, a tree with human-faced fruits in Japanese mythology. Kodama and Kurozome, the spirit of the Prunus serrulata (Japanese cherry) Kukunochi, Japanese tree spirit. Lauma, a woodland fae, goddess/spirit of trees, marsh and ...
This separating forgetfulness is maha-maya, or enthrallment, spiritual death, and constitutes the fall of the jiva into the world of material birth, death, disease and old age. The second bird is the Paramatman, an aspect of God who accompanies every living being in the heart while she remains in the material world. He is the support of all ...
Inca mythology is the universe of legends and collective memory of the Inca civilization, which took place in the current territories of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, incorporating in the first instance, systematically, the territories of the central highlands of Peru to the north. Inca mythology was successful due to ...
“In the Wild Messengers Tarot, bald eagles represent the sun card, which means they are a messenger of power that gets unleashed when you no longer try to be anyone but your own authentic self ...
For Dubois, hawks symbolize the ability to rise above our earthly realm and view life from a higher vantage point: "Hawks soar far above and take in the whole landscape from above. They have great ...
Midewiwin. The Midewiwin (also spelled Midewin and Medewiwin) is the Grand Medicine Society of the indigenous groups of the Maritimes, New England and Great Lakes regions in North America. Its practitioners are called Midew and the practices of Midewiwin referred to as the Mide. The Midewiwin society is a secretive animistic religion, requiring ...
Easter egg - associated with Easter, as a symbol of new life. [10] [11] Fanesca - Soup eaten during Holy Week in Ecuador. It contains twelve types of beans representing the Apostles and salt cod representing Jesus Christ. [12] Figs - Figs in the Bible are used prominently as symbols.
Inugami Gyōbu. The name of a bake-danuki from Matsuyama in Iyo Province. Isonade. A giant shark-like sea monster with a barb-covered tail, sighted off the coast of Western Japan. Issie. A lake creature similar to the Loch Ness Monster, found in Lake Ikeda on Kyūshū. Itsumade.